Vacationers can register for the scheme by the Thailand Traveller Security web site at tts.go.th. (File)
Bangkok:
Thailand has launched a scheme to supply guests as much as $14,000 in medical protection within the occasion of an accident, the tourism minister stated Thursday, as the dominion seeks to lure travellers again after the pandemic.
The federal government will cowl bills as much as 500,000 baht ($14,000) and pay compensation of as much as a million baht in case of dying below the brand new scheme.
Journey restrictions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic hammered the dominion’s very important tourism sector and arrivals haven’t bounced again as rapidly as officers hoped.
Tourism minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol informed AFP the brand new Thailand Traveller Security scheme started on January 1 and can run till August 31.
“The marketing campaign goals to guarantee international vacationers that Thailand is secure and everybody can be below excellent care,” she stated.
The dominion has lengthy been common with younger backpackers from all over the world looking for solar, sand and adrenalin.
However accidents should not unusual and there have been quite a few experiences in current months of younger Europeans discovering themselves going through huge medical payments with insufficient insurance coverage.
The Thai authorities stresses that the scheme won’t cowl accidents brought on by “negligence, intent, unlawful acts” or dangerous behaviour.
Vacationers can register for the scheme by the Thailand Traveller Security web site at tts.go.th.
Some 28 million folks visited Thailand in 2023, up from 11 million the yr earlier than, however nonetheless properly down from the 40 million who got here in 2019, the final yr earlier than the pandemic.
Officers are hoping to hit 35 million guests in 2024, with a goal of $55 billion in income
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